Build Holiday Memories for Kids: What Do You Want Your Kids to Remember?

Part of being a parent is building memories for our kids especially during the holidays. Scents, textures, pictures – these all spark memories. I think holiday memories are the strongest because of the emotions and family stories tied into the memories.

My Holiday Memories

Looking back at my own holiday memories, I honestly don’t remember much. I know we must have baked because as an adult, it was a big deal to me to bake with my mom and sister during the holidays. I remember going to breakfast with Santa once, maybe at the local mall. I remember one Christmas our parents surprised us with toys on Christmas Eve; I can still feel the magic of that moment. There was a decoration sort of like a cuckoo clock that played a song, and a glass Christmas tree with little plastic lights which lit up when we turned it on.

Writing a Letter to Santa

My Children’s Holiday Memories

When my youngest son asked my mother-in-law if we could come to her house for lunch during Christmas break, I knew we had a memory in the making. In years past, we’ve done our Santa visit late morning on Christmas Eve and gone to my mother-in-law’s for lunch or met her at the mall for lunch. This year, we’re getting together the day after Christmas since my father-in-law is taking most of next week off.

One of my favorite memories from my children’s childhood is having a cookie baking day with my mom and sister every December 8th. As Catholic school students, my kids had no school on this Holy Day. My mom and I would make cookies in the kitchen while my sister helped/supervised the kids with decorating the cookies.

What Do You Want Your Kids to Remember about the Holidays?

Meet Barb

Barb Hoyer has written 4364 posts.

After working in the fundraising world for over ten years, Barb is an avid runner, writer, photographer, parent volunteer, and lover of dictionaries and thesauruses. Wife to an engineer and mom to 5 kids, Barb lives in the suburbs of Philly. Her idea of relaxation is an afternoon on the couch with a stack of books.

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